The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit provides practical, take-away tools for warehouse, inventory and transport managers to apply to the day-to-day challenges of logistics and supply chain management. This book offers applicable solutions to some of the most frequently encountered problems of the industry. The 2nd edition has been thoroughly revised to ensure that all research is updated to reflect the latest innovations in technology and processes. The tools have been revised to ensure the utmost relevance, and a collection of new tools has been added to ensure that the book is relevant and applicable in light of the most recent changes to the sector. The aim of The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit is to provide today's managers with a toolbox of practical ideas and information to help them in their day-to-day work. It explains a number of the major management tools and suggests areas within supply chain and logistics where they can be applied. The tools have been put into chapters, including supply chains, warehousing, transport and inventory. Online supporting resources include downloadable tools.

The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit provides logistics managers in the areas of transport, warehousing and inventory with a comprehensive set of tools to tackle many of the day to day issues in order to drive efficiency and business success. In a busy, rapidly moving environment it offers quick, reliable advice and combines crucial logistics tools with key business techniques including SWOT analysis, Gantt Charts, Cause and Effect Analysis and Maister's rule. Each tool is explained and put into context and examples are given of how it can be used within logistics.

The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit provides practical tools and ideas to optimize the management of logistics and supply chain processes. The fourth edition is fully updated to feature the latest frameworks and topics, including robotics and blockchain in logistics and how to measure the return on investment for these technologies. It offers solutions and plans spanning across a variety of functions such as warehousing, logistics, supply chain management, inventory and outsourcing. General management, performance management and problem-solving tools are also included to provide a broader, transferable scope of tools for the reader. Each toolkit addresses key principles within its area of discipline, providing the reader with a precision approach to be used in complex and sensitive circumstances. The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit is an essential resource of practical tools and information for warehouse, inventory and transport managers and students to help them tackle the challenges of logistics and supply chain management. Online resources contain downloadable content, including supply chain audits and supply chain strategy decision charts.

Offers a complete toolkit for warehouse, transport and inventory managers, covering all the techniques and processes they need to operate efficient logistics operations.

The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit provides warehouse, inventory and transport managers with a comprehensive set of tools to tackle many of the day-to-day issues in order to drive efficiency and business success. In a busy, rapidly moving environment it offers quick, reliable advice and combines crucial logistics tools with key business techniques including SWOT analysis, Gantt Charts, Cause and Effect Analysis, and Maister's rule. Each tool is explained and put into context and examples are given of how it can be used within logistics. The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit is the only complete toolkit that offers a guide to meeting day-to-day challenges and is an ideal companion to The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management.

The second edition of this popular textbook presents a balanced overview of the principles of supply chain management. Going beyond the usual supply chain text, Principles of Supply Chain Management not only details the individual components of the supply chain, but also illustrates how the pieces must come together. To show the logic behind why supply chain management is essential, the text examines how supply chains are evolving, looks ahead to new developments, and provides a balanced look at supply chains with a focus on both the customer side and the supplier side of supply chains. See What’s New in the Second Edition: Expanded coverage of current topics such as e-commerce, risk management, outsourcing and reshoring, sustainability, project management, and data analytics Increased emphasis on how customers are becoming more influential in steering product design Additional coverage of the use of data analytics to evaluate customer preferences and buying patterns A new chapter devoted to logistics and its increasing importance in supply chains Company profiles of organizations with effective supply chains that illustrate the main theme of each chapter A "Hot Topic" for each chapter, providing a description of a critical management issue to stimulate class discussion A complete set of instructor materials for each chapter, including presentation slides, test banks, class exercises, discussion questions, and more From the point of distribution to the final customer, all the way back to the point of origin at the mine or farm, the text provides examples and case histories that illustrate a proven approach for achieving effective supply chain integration. This self-contained resource provides readers with a realistic appraisal of the state of the art in supply chain management and the understanding needed to build and manage effective supply chains in a wide range of industries. Most importantly, it emphasizes the need for building and maintaining collaboration among all members of the supply chain.